Australian Lauren Mcleod (29) from Perth in Australia is still breastfeeding her five- and three-year-olds.
He proudly displays it with pictures, in which both babies breastfeed from separate breasts. The images have sparked strong reactions from random people on social media, who believe it is “wrong” that she is still breastfeeding her five-year-old son.
– I was called sick, I was told that I am disgusting, weird, selfish, that I abuse my children, says the 29-year-old.
But Mcleod tells Dagbladet that she doesn’t care in the least what the “haters” tell her.
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– Those who know me, as well as my social media community, are all very supportive and understanding. The only hateful comments I get are from complete strangers who don’t know me or my kids at all and have a lack of knowledge about breastfeeding, says Mcleod.
She says her family is very supportive, always reminding her that the positive outweighs any negativity.
– Breastfeeding doesn’t hurt even if my kids have teeth. The way they do it doesn’t involve their teeth.
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That is why she is still breastfeeding
– But why are you still breastfeeding your children?
– I continue to breastfeed my children because this is what works for us right now. It gives them security and nutritional support. At this stage I am happy to continue for as long as necessary, but this may change in the future. I just take it one breastfeeding at a time.
He believes that humans were created to breastfeed their children from birth to between the ages of two and seven.
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According to The Directorate of Health guidelines, breast milk is the best food for the newborn and the baby can safely only receive breast milk for the first six months.
The baby should continue to receive breast milk along with other foods, at least until the first year of life. IN developing countries breastfeeding is even more important than with us, because it provides the right nutrition and the baby avoids infections from dirty bottles. Breastfed babies have a lower mortality rate than bottle-fed babies, he writes Great medical encyclopedia.
World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for at least two years.
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The Australian mother of two says she doesn’t care what the recommended period for breastfeeding is and will continue as long as the babies like it.
– It wasn’t really a conscious decision to breastfeed longer than socially expected – that’s just how it worked, says Mcleod.
